USPTO Patents Application 10675207

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PATENT APPLICATION

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ig ; Attorney Docket No.: Flowserve C-94

September 30, 2003

Mail Stop Patent Application
Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

Sir:

Transmitted herewith for filing is the [X] utility [] design

patent application of:

Inventor (s) : (1) Kevin LANCON and (2) Keith SCHINDLER;

residing at (1) Prairieville , Louisiana and
(2) Owosso, Michigan; having the following
post office address (es): (1) 18286
Magnolia Oaks, Prairieville , LA 70769 and
(2) 522 Clark Street, Owosso, MI 48867; and
having the following citizenship: United
States .

Title : SYSTEM OF MONITORING OPERATING CONDITIONS

OF ROTATING EQUIPMENT

Please direct correspondence to the address associated with
the following customer number:

23474

FLYNN, THIEL, BOUTELL & TANIS, P C.
(FIRM)

Pursuant to 37 CFR 1.53, the above -identified application is
being submitted without the filing fee , and it is respectfully
requested that this application be granted a serial number and
filing date and that the undersigned be notified of the date
by which the filing fee must be submitted.

Enclosed are :
[X] Specification
[] Declaration or Oath

Patent Application Transmittal - Page 2

[X]

14 Drawing Sheets

[X] Formal

[]

Informal

[X] Amend the specification by inserting before line 1 of
page 1, the sentence:

This application claims the benefit of U.S.

Provisional Application No. 60/414 779, filed September

30, 2002 .

[] Amendment Before First Office Action
[] Information Disclosure Statement

[] Assignment, with Recordation Form Cover Sheet. A check

for $ is enclosed to cover the recording fee.
[X] Acknowledgment Postal Card

[] Priority is claimed under 35 USC 119 based on
Application No. , filed .

[] A certified copy of the priority application is

[X] Pursuant to 37 CFR 1.53, this application is being filed
without the declaration or oath. Please notify the
undersigned of the due date for submitting the
declaration or oath. A Power of Attorney in favor of the
undersigned will be submitted later.

[ ] Pursuant to 3 7 CFR 1.52, the enclosed application is in
the form of a foreign language text :

[ ] An English translation and a statement that the
English translation is accurate are enclosed.

[ ] Please notify the undersigned of the due date for
submitting an English translation and a statement
that the English translation is accurate.

Please direct all telephone calls to the undersigned at
telephone number (269) 381-1156.

enclosed.

Respectfully submitted,

FLYNN, THIEL, BOUTELL & TANIS, P.C.

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Listed above

PATENT APPLICATION

"Express Mail" Mailing Label No. : EV 326 568 018 US
Date of Mailing: September 30, 2003
Applicant (s) : Kevin LANCON et al .

Title: SYSTEM OF MONITORING OPERATING CONDITIONS OF ROTATING
EQUIPMENT

Serial No. : Unknown
Confirmation No. : Unknown
Filed: Unknown

Atty Docket No. : Flowserve C-94

Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

EXPRESS MAILING CERTIFICATE

Sir:

I hereby certify that the attached paper or fee is being
deposited with the United States Postal Service "Express Mail
Post Office to Addressee" service under 37 CFR 1.10 on the
date indicated above and is addressed to: Commissioner for
Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.

FLYNN, THIEL, BOUTELL & TANIS, P.C.

Date: September 30, 2003

Document (s) attached: Patent Application Transmittal dated

September 30, 2003, with enclosures
listed thereon

Telephone: (269) 381-1156
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